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be of greater commercial advantage later on. While he would 
be glad of any further information that they might supply him 
with, they might be sure that the subject would not escape his 
attention. He was anxious to do something while he was here. 
The deputation then withdrew. 
THE ANNUAL MEETING. 
The fourth annual meeting of the Irish Forestry Society was 
held pn the same day in the Mansion House. Lord Castletown 
presided. Amongst others present were—Professor Houston, 
Messrs O. H. Braddell, William Field, M.P.; Charles Dawson, 
C. G. Grey, J. A. P. Jones, William Dick; J. Scott Kerr, 
Hon. Secretary; A. E. Moeran; A. H. Walkey, Secretary ; 
and Miss Grey. 
Lord Castletown referred to the deputation to Mr Bryce, 
who, he said, was thoroughly in sympathy with their views. 
It might be well if they could make some arrangement by which 
one of the points mentioned by the Chief Secretary could be 
answered by the Society. The Chief Secretary referred to the 
fact that there was a great divergence of opinion as to what 
districts could be most profitably planted. He thought the 
Irish Forestry Society was eminently qualified to give a clear 
and distinct answer to that. The members lived in different 
parts of Ireland, and each member could ascertain what area in 
his own district could be profitably planted, and which could be 
obtainedyat no great cost. One of their great difficulties would _ 
be, when it came to a question of the acquisition of land, to get 
land on which there were no great over-riding rights. The 
moment they tackled the rights in connection with land they met 
with a great deal of difficulty. The Society worked for the 
future and for the good of the people who lived in the country, 
and if their schemes were adopted they would be more likely to 
stem the tide of emigration than by any other means he knew of. 
Mr Field, M.P., moved and Mr Moeran seconded the adoption 
of the Report. The Report was adopted. 
Mr Braddell moved and Mr Scott Kerr seconded the election 
of officers and committee. 
Lord Castletown, in putting the motion, said that they had to 
drive the State to do its work in this country. The Forestry 
Society was beginning to succeed in its work. In 1905 he 
